Political Quotes

“Today, I introduce legislation to close a series of statutory loopholes setting free convicted sex offenders who failed to register and notify their communities of their status as required by Federal law. I was outraged recently to learn this was going on and I am sure you will agree that we must end this injustice. I urge my colleagues to join me in support of this legislation. Under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, SORNA, passed as part of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, sex offenders are required to register with local authorities and notify those authorities when they move or change jobs. However, judges in Michigan and Pennsylvania have freed sex offenders arrested for failing to register because of doubts over whether the statute applies to sex offenses committed prior to SORNA's implementation. A Missouri judge freed a noncomplying sex offender questioning whether provisions extending Federal jurisdiction operated retroactively. In the Missouri case, a Federal judge released convicted sex-offender Terry L. Rich after his arrest for failure to register as a sex offender upon moving to Kansas City 20 months ago.”